Ok lovelies, as promised an update. Yeah!

*Happy Dance*

Now to get down to business especially for those of you who misinterpreted my words. Yes every two days I will be updating with what is already written. with whats not written its going to be a so-so kinda thing. I would love to update almost everyday but greatness, or in my case mediocre greatness must take time. I will never update over the weekend though because those will be my catch up day to do what ever I want and read what ever I want. Oh and I am soooo sorry for how short this is . I know it sucks But it was needed. Don't worry I'll make it up to you...maybe...hopefully.

I love the review and PMs though no matter if its tough love or not.

Anyway to the story !

Disclaimer: no I do not own any of this except for the story line.

M'gann wasn't going to lie and say she wasn't tired, because she was. Her head pounded in a steady rhythm that was anything but comforting, her arms and legs felt like dead weights that had been beaten with a meat cleaver, and her emotions felt as if they were on a never-ending roller coaster that was always speeding down and sending her stomach up into her throat. It had almost been four days since they arrived in this world, and almost immediately labeled as fugitives she hadn't been able to truly rest throughout this whole ordeal. Combine that with her empathic perceptions, and the most recent fight she was almost unbearably tired. That's why she was so relieved that her opponent had been well ... the little guy. It almost ensured little to no screw ups. The thought of screwing up sent shivers down her back and twisted her stomach until she had a funny nervous feeling bubbling up in her chest and up towards her mouth. M'gann shook her head; No, no one wanted to be responsible for any potential set back, that's why she was playing it safe.

As she drew closer M'gann felt a pang of guilt as she realized that her opponent was very much human, the way he stared at her with wide eyes - most likely because of the fact that she was flying and had green skin - how he trembled with each movement closer she took, the rolls of astonished panic that came off of him and crashed into her, were all confirmations as to what he was. Yes he was very human, and very much out of his league. Of course this also raised a bit of curiosity in her as she wondered why this particular individual had been sent out with what she assumed was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s version of the justice league.

However she was not allowed to ponder on that as she heard several mental shouts for her to 'hurry up!' and Conner's snarl at their lack of respect. With a sad smile she very gently sent out soothing thoughts to the 'little guy' trying to lull him into unconsciousness. But nothing happened except for the vast emptiness that echoed around her head in fact her actions seemed to aggravate him more than anything. M'gann frowned puzzled by this development before sending out a stronger suggestion , hoping that he was just one of the more guarded types like Robin. unfortunately this was not the case and M'gann was starting to get a little panicked, the nervous bubbly feeling slowly making a come back as nothing happened, and for a moment she considered that perhaps this individual, while he had no special abilities that she could sense , was not susceptible to telepathic or empathetic abilities. So in a last-ditch, and desperate, effort she dived into his mind, ripping through barriers in the most brutal way before coming to his center, she was vaguely aware of his pain filled screams as she took in the peculiar structure of his mind. In most minds there was this happy place that was subconsciously saved and used as a sort of foundation, It contained treasured memories and detailed characteristics of favorite object, such as a favorite photo or necklace. The mind also contained this mysterious vastness that was so delicate that it had to be handled with the up most care, if it was disturbed or damaged the minds capacity for future memories and mental growth was hindered, sometimes it was even fatal. This mind however was a jumbled mess. It had some of the characteristics of a healthy mind such as the happy place, memories and treasured objects; but the organization that usually came with each mind was missing, and objects and memories danced around in an undefined path, and though this was not unheard of this was not what concerned her the most. No what concerned her was the fact that there were two minds inhabiting this head space. One side was for a man while the other side was tinted with a white rage and blinding animalistic tint. Its design was much more like a cage on that side rather than the homier side the 'little guy' must take refuge in. She had only seen minds like these in people with only the most extreme case of split personalities, but this one took the cake. She finally snapped out of her astonished stupor as she realized that before her stood the same 'little guy' that she had seen on the outside, but behind him, the thing he was trying to coerce back into the recesses of his mind... she had never seen anything like it.

She let out a horrified gasp as she flew forward to try to help the 'little guy' but he merely screamed at her to get away and get out of his mind. A pang of disappointment ran through her as he so blatantly refused her help, but she stubbornly shook her head and started sending mental attacks towards...the thing, but that only seemed to enrage it. The 'little guy ' kept yelling at her to go, but she couldn't fathom leaving him here to battle with this monstrosity on his own. unfortunately the choice was taken out of her hands as the brute swung out his massive hand and sent her hurtling back out of the chaotic mind and into her own. The blow left her dizzy, disoriented, and weak. She felt herself land roughly on the ground as her body gave out on her, her mind on an absolute overload from the psychic attack. Her lead arms from earlier were now numb with a stinging kind of fatigue, and her legs were a twitching jello as her body took just as much damage from the blow as her mind did. Her eyes were rolling back fighting to focus on the world around he. She was desperately clinging to consciousness at least wanting to provide the mental link for her team mates but eventually that too collapsed. A crushing sadness enveloped her as she realized that she had set the team back, that she had put them at a disadvantage, but eventually she became too numb to care. The last thing M'gann heard was the distraught and panicked cries of her name and then there was darkness.

There was a collective pause as the mind link crashed, followed by the sound of concerned cries for M'gann all through out the team, but that was all the time they were allowed to spare as the intensity of the fight grew. Wally of course had seen it all in slow motion. He had seen the millennial long trance M'gann had gone into both physically and via mind link - as had the rest of the team, however they didn't see things in a speedsters perspective - that means he had also seen the horror that existed in the 'little guys' mind in almost perfect clarity, and though the others only saw bits and pieces it left them all with a universal desire never to come across the 'little guy' in a dark ally .

The transition from using the mind link to verbally talking to one another was a little rough but they managed well enough though it was obvious that they had lost a major advantage, and were now proving to be more predictable than they would like. Coded maneuvers only went so far you know.

Wally gave out a frustrated growl as he plucked another arrow from the air and ran it back for Artemis to use. He never stopped to chit-chat like he so commonly did during missions, instead choosing to have an unusual amount of focus so he could both protect Artemis and fight his own opponent, which surprisingly was a lot more difficult than he had anticipated.

'Star' as Wally had started calling him since his previous title was just too long , proved to be extremely skilled with his patriotic Shield. Wally went so far as to compare it to Batman's belt, something Robin had not taken lightly to and had growled a quiet death by bat-a-rang. It was almost as if 'Star' could see when he was coming; and knowing Wally's luck he probably could. Every time he came around to deliver a punch, 'Star' would throw up his shield last minute and deflect Wally in a very painful way- as in a few times Wally would hear, rather than feel his hand breaking - but because of his enhanced healing it didn't take long for Wally to come back around and try for another go. The result were becoming almost comically repetitive... if, you know, the team wasn't fighting for their freedom.

'Star' was also proving to be a problem for Artemis, as her target 'Hood' had teamed up with him and was protecting him with that blasted shield. Wally snatched another arrow mid-course and then hurried back to Artemis taking refuge behind the fallen tree that was her base.

"I'm getting tired." Artemis huffed out sending an arrow towards 'Star' and then dodging an arrow from 'Hood' before snatching the arrow up of the ground that Wally had brought her. She gave a faint smirk imagining how infuriating it must be for "hood' to have his own arrows used against him.

"I was tired ...a ...long.. time ago." Wally said as he tried to catch his breath. He was running low on calories. Artemis noticing this spared a moment to duck down and dig into the lower compartment of her quiver before producing an energy bar for the speedster.

"Awwww...y-you do ... care." Wally gasped out , meaning to sound teasing but epically failing.

"Shut up and eat it." Artemis said as she peered over the tree, trying to mask her worry for the goof.

Wally huffed,as he tried to unwrap the bar but found he had no energy and very softly muttered, "crap."

Upon hearing this, Artemis whipped around and took in her team mates condition, biting back a curse she called out to Kaldur.

"Aqualad! I need you to cover me for a minute!"

Kaldur gave them a short glance before causing a near by fire hydrant to explode and setting up a barrier of water around them.

"Be quick!" was his only request.

Artemis wasted no time getting over to Wally, she fought against the panic as she took in his almost unconscious state. 'When was the last time he ate?' Again Artemis dug into her quiver only this time pulling out a syringe and quickly plunging it into Wally's arm. The affect was almost instantaneous, with a start Wally bolted up due to the affects of the speedster serum, ( a mixture of adrenaline and energy supplements.) his breaths were harsh and ragged due to the shock before it was cut off all together by Artemis shoving the energy bar into his mouth. (Also made especially for speedsters.) He chocked slightly before he instinctively started chewing. Artemis breathed a sigh of relief before picking her bow back up.

"You good?" she asked softly as his eyes came more into focus.

"Yeah" he said softly, his eyes locking on hers. "Sorry if I worried you."

She just smiled back, before signaling Kaldur to drop the barrier. A second later the barrier did drop, the water rushing towards its new found master and enveloping him and his opponent in a watery sphere. The couple watched in awe before being interrupted by an arrow whizzing by there heads and the familiar beeping of a timer sounding.

"K.F lets move!" Artemis said as he scooped her up into his arms and speeding to another fallen tree just moments before their previous base exploded into flames. The Archer let out a vicious growl before hunkering down and letting out a rapid fire of plastic filled arrows.

"Get the shield." She said as the effects of the explosion were being diminished by mentioned shield, and then sent another assault of explosive arrows towards 'Star' and 'Hood' to serve as a distraction for Wally.

The speedster ran ahead timing his attack just right with the first explosion, seeing clearly where each arrow would land, and inevitably explode. Just as the arrow exploded and 'Star' turned his attention to defense, Wally delivered a brutal punch to the patriotic foe and quickly snatched the shield out of his surprised hands, just in time to get out of the way of Artemis' putty filled arrow.

The couple shared a triumphant smirk, watching the putty spread and immobilize their cursing opponents. Even Superman had trouble getting out of that particular mixture. Wally snickered a bit as he pinched a certain nerve causing both 'Star' and 'Hood' to fall unconscious. His gaze met briefly with Artemis' and felt something similar to what felt like humming birds flutter in his stomach. A light pinkish hue dusted his cheeks before he turned his gaze away and prepared to go and assist his team mates only to hear Robin's triumphant cackle and Conner savagely bringing down R.T.'s twin.

Ok I feel like I was going to say alot more to you guys after this chapter but my brain is fried and so I only have a brief Message . First Review please It makes me happy. Two read stories from black Friar and 'the story the lies we tell ourselves they're amazing! Three For those of you wanting me to do a S.H.I.E.L.D. young team Its not happening in this story.

I know bummer, But when this is done i think you will like the sort of sequel that doesn't have YJ in it but is a result of the events in this story. Hahaha I know I must be driving you crazy. But only one story at a time my sweets. That's my new rule.

Ok please review and have a good day! The next update day is Friday.

J.J.